119_Intro_Digital_Light_ProcessingAn Introduction to the Digital Light Processing (DLP) Technology Lars A. Yoder Texas Instruments Introduction Digital Light Processing (DLP) is a revolutionary new way to project and display information. Based on the Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) developed by Texas Instruments, DLP creates the final link to display digital visual information. DLP technology is being provided as subsystems or "engines" to market leaders in the consumer, business, and professional segments of the projection display industry. In the same way the compact disc revolutionized the audio industry, DLP will revolutionize video projection. DLP has three key advantages over existing projection technologies. The inherent digital nature of DLP enables noise-free, precise image quality with digital gray scale and col……